Lift mechanism for lantern-globes.



No. 634,078. Patented Oct. 3,- I899.

w. c. WINFIELD.

LIFT MECHANISM FOR LANTERN GLOBES.

(Application filed 3m.- 26, 1899.

(No Model.)

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Be it knownthat I-,-WILLIAM O. WiNrInLD, a citizen of the-United States,'residing at War: ren, in the county of Trumbull and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful. Improvements in, Lift Mechanism for Lan tern-Globes; and I do declarethatthefollow ing is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention has reference to lift mechan: ism for lantern-globes; and the invention consists in the construction and combination of parts, substantially as shown and described,

and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure I is 7 C is the globe, and'the globe-frame vD, so

called, oonsists of the sidewires 2,.globe-sup porting perforated'plate 3, and canopy 4', the

spring-wire loop 5- engaging the topof the globe, as usual. In so far as these several parts alone are concerned, I claim-no invention; but the invention has to do therewith,

of such depth as to raise the globe high as will how be described 7 v E is an elbow shaped lever pivoted in a bearing on or in one of the tubes Aand constructed and arranged to make a half-rotation, as shown in full and dotted lines, respectively, Fig. l. The lower position is the normal one, when the globe is seated. The

bends or turns "in this lever are such as to aiiord'a handle and elbow lift all in one piece,

and the handle lies against the'tube A in both positions. It might, of course, stand out so as not to bear against the tube; but the construction shown is more compact and the tube forms a stop for the handle in both rotations. The elbow portion proper of lift-lever E is Application filed January 26, 18 99 Serial No. 703,452, model.) v

reaches'u'nder the globe-supporting plate 3,

andflafter being bent around beneath the same .is permanently soldered or. otherwise fastened at its extremity-7 to the said plate. 7 It will beunderstoo'd from the foregoing descriptionthat the arm F is really a combination of spring and arm, being made of a wire having sufficient rigidity to'serve as a lift and of sufficient elasticity to give a spring eifect to the arm, as would occur if the arm were a separate rigid part horizontally movable on the globe-plate and having a spring to help throw it in the extremes of its movements. The spring-loop of the arm F there- 'fore serves a double purpose, and the said arm is thus afiorded ample horizontal movement to respond to the lateral throw of the elbow E, to which it is pivotally connectedby an eye 8. y

The side-wires :2 of the globe-frame D work in loops orguides 9 on the tubes A and have right-angle bends 10 below where they go in to make connection with plate 3. In case the lift-arm F be made of comparatively light wire it may be that said arm will require a little help to brace or strengthen it when the globeis lowered. In such casesI forma finger a on said arm by extending the wire enough for convenientdighting and is .e'n- I gaged with an arm F, which in this instance from eye 8' across the horizontal portion 10 of r the side wire, as plainly seen in Fig. 3; but with fairly-heavy wire thishelp is not needed and the finger a maybe omitted.

.What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is V 1. In a lantern, a globe-frame, a liftinglever and an armfm ech anically connected with said lever and said frame to lift the frame and globe, said arm connected with the said frame in such relation as to move horizontally when the parts are raised and lowered, substantially as described. i I

2. The tubular-frame and the globe-frame, and neansto bodily raise and lower the globeframe consistingof a lever pivoted on the side of the tubular frame and a horizontally-movable arm secured to the globe-frame'and having operating connection with the inner end of the said lever, substantially'as described.

3. The air-tubes and the globe-frame, in combination with a crank-lever pivoted on said tubes and a spring-actuated arm secured i and a horizontally-movable sp-ringarm on the to the globe-frame and havingthe said lever bottom of said frame, in combination with connected with its free end, substantially as v the tubes and a crank lifting-leverpivotedfon described; 1 said tubes and engaged with the said arm, 15' 5 4. The globe-frame and the air-tubes, a le- L substantially as'described.

' ver pivoted on the side of said tubes and ex- 2 Vitness my hand tothe foregoing speeifi- 'tending inward therefrom, and a spring-arm cation this 12th day of January, 1899. connected with said level at its free end hav- WILLIAM C. VINFIELD. ing its other end fixed to the globe-frame, WVitn'esses: V V

10 substantially as described. WILLIAM A. SPILL,

5. In a tubular lantern, the globe-frame M. -D. KEE. 

